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Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988

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DARIUS RUTION KAVASMANECKversusGHARDA CHEMICALS LIMITED & OTHERS

2014 INSC 745Appeal(s) allowed

The appeal concerned a minority shareholder of Gharda Chemicals Ltd., a company that started as a private firm but became a public (hybrid) company under Section 43A of the Companies Act, 1956. The Articles of Association contained Article 57, a pre‑emption clause restricting share transfers, which …

RAMESH B. DESAI AND ORS.versusBIPIN VADILAL MEHTA AND ORS.

2006 INSC 415Appeal(s) allowed

The petitioners, nine shareholders of Sayaji Industries Ltd., filed a Company Petition under Section 155 of the Companies Act seeking rectification of the register on the ground that the managing director, Bipin Mehta, had fraudulently used company funds to purchase its own shares, violating Section …

SATISH CHANDRAversusUNION OF INDIA

1994 INSC 295Disposed off

Satish Chandra challenged Sections 4, 5, 16, 21 and 27 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 1988 on the grounds that Parliament lacked competence to create the Company Law Board (CLB) and that the Act failed to protect minority shareholders. The petition argued that the power under Section 397 of the …

RAYMOND SYNTHETICS LTD. AND ORS.versusUNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

1992 INSC 35Appeal(s) allowed

Raymond Synthetics Ltd. and others issued a prospectus for a public issue of shares and debentures, seeking permission from several stock exchanges to list the securities. The company received massive oversubscription, allotted shares before the statutory 10‑week deadline for obtaining exchange …